नागेंद्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्मांग रागाय महेश्वराय| नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगंबराय तस्मे "न" काराय नमः शिवायः॥ Salutation to thee, O Maheshwara, who wears the king of snakes as garland, who is three eyed and ashes-clad, eternal and pure, who wears sky for cloths and who is embodied as the first letter Na. मंदाकिनी…

ॐ नमः शिवाय Aum Namah Shivai (ॐ नमः शिवाय) is the foremost mantra for lord Shiva and is chanted by millions of devotees every day. In the simplest meaning Aum namah shivai simply means I bow to Shiva or Salutation to Shiva But then, the mantras significance goes far beyond…

(Translated from the original version Hindi version at http://shivalaya.vnc.in/shiva-is-sunya.html ) The Dark Shiva Often we compare light with truth, knowledge, pious and every thing that is positive and in the analysis we treat darkness as an icon of negative elements. But if it is so, why Shiva likes darkness? Why…

In his popular aspect, Shiva is a member of Triad along with Brahma, the creator and Vishnu, the protector. As a member of triad Shiva takes the role of destructor, so that Brahma can regenerate. In this visible aspect Lord appears with three eyes, matted hair, with the garland of…

Lord Shiva is the universal teacher, the ultimate creator and the great cosmic dancer. The world comes into being by his cosmic dance – Anand Tandav and goes back to him by his Raudra Tandav. This strottam is dedicated to the Natraaj aspect of Shiva. (more…)

One of the prominent aspects of Shiva is Shakti. Shakti is the feminine aspect of the divine – parambrahm. Hindu philosophy is probably the only religious doctrine in the world that realizes and emphasizes on the motherhood of the God. Devi sukta appears in the tenth mandal of the…

One of the popular tales of Mahashivartri is that of a hunter who completed the puja rituals unconsciously and the Lord granted him the fruits of the worship. The conclusion – "Lord Shiva is innocent (Bholenath) enough to grant boons even if the rituals are performed unconsciously, without realizing or…